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County debates new Marlins ballpark

While it appears the votes are there for Miami-Dade County approval of a new Florida Marlins ballpark, the debate goes on.We’ve been monitoring the hearing and debate on the Miami-Dade County Commission over the fate of a new $636-million Florida Marlins ballpark. (You can check it out here for yourself.) So far both have been […]

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Will ULB be revived for 2009 season?

A Florida bankruptcy court awarded the assets of United League Baseball to Reunion Sports, but it’s not clear yet whether baseball will return to the league’s cities in 2009.A Florida Dallas bankruptcy court awarded the assets of United League Baseball to Reunion Sports, but it’s not clear yet whether baseball will return to the league’s […]

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Deal to bring ULB teams into CBL fails; league will play with six teams

Efforts to bring in franchises from the bankrupt United League Baseball failed, so the independent Continental Baseball League will field five teams and a travel squad for 2009.Efforts to bring in franchises from the bankrupt United League Baseball failed, so the independent Continental Baseball League will field five teams and a travel squad for 2009. […]

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Raley Field / Sacramento River Cats

Raley Field isn’t really a downtown ballpark, being 15 minutes away and across the river from downtown Sacramento. It’s definitely not a suburban ballpark, located in a disused warehouse/industrial area. Let’s just say it’s an urban ballpark and leave it at that — besides proclaiming Raley Field a great ballpark. FAST FACTS Year Opened: 2000 […]

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Roger Dean Stadium / St. Louis Cardinals / Jupiter Hammerheads & Palm Beach Cardinals

It is the busiest ballpark in professional baseball, a place where four teams play daily from the beginning of March through the middle of September. There’s no ballpark that hosts two pro teams simultaneously for two different sessions, all under the same management. Year Opened: 1998 Capacity: 7,000 Architect: Populous Dimensions: 335L, 380LC, 400C, 375RC, […]

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Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium / Omaha Royals / College World Series

Writing about Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium is really a two-pronged deal. The ballpark must serve two masters — the College World Series and the Omaha Royals — and as a result it doesn’t serve either particularly well, especially the needs of the O-Royals. FAST FACTS Year Opened: 1948 Capacity: 23,100 (17,700 grandstand, 5,400 general admission) Architect: […]

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